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0 pointsnwh13y ago0 comments

A gmail account is tied to your identity, an absolute pain to sign up for, and requires your mobile number.

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They don't require mobile numbers, and setting up a throwaway gmail takes about a minute, not tied to your identity at all. You don't even have to click and activation link, if you pass the CAPTCHA.

That being said, they certainly have IP logs, so make sure to enable Tor.

nwhOP13y ago

They've enforced mobile numbers for quite a while now, though I suspect that might be country dependant. I can't sign up for an account without one, through my normal or torified IP (I tried several).

http://i.imgur.com/l9diG.png

cdcarter13y ago

US based, for me, the form element appears, also with country code pre-filled, but it is not required. Further down there is a CAPTCHA that you can elect to complete or tick a box for phone verification. Strange that it's country dependent!

cryptoz13y ago

I have not been able to register a gmail address without a mobile number for about four years.

veemjeem13y ago

You can still do it, you just have to do the captcha thing.

Here, I created one just now, for you:

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cdcarter13y ago

They don't require mobile numbers, and setting up a throwaway gmail takes about a minute, not tied to your identity at all. You don't even have to click and activation link, if you pass the CAPTCHA.

That being said, they certainly have IP logs, so make sure to enable Tor.

nwhOP13y ago

http://i.imgur.com/l9diG.png

cdcarter13y ago

cryptoz13y ago

I have not been able to register a gmail address without a mobile number for about four years.

veemjeem13y ago

You can still do it, you just have to do the captcha thing.

Here, I created one just now, for you:

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